praise
praises
praising
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Praise means to express approval. Regular: praise-praised-praised.
Meanings
- To express approval
- To commend
- To worship
Common Collocations
praise highly
sing someone's praises
praise for
praise God
well-deserved praise
Tip for Learners
Sing someone's praises = praise enthusiastically. Praise (noun) = approval expressed.
Present Simple
| I | praise |
| you | praise |
| he/she/it | praises |
| we | praise |
| they | praise |
Examples - Present Simple
- I praise my children's efforts.
- You praise others generously.
- She praises the team's work.
- We praise good behavior.
- They praise the new book.
Present Continuous
| I | am praising |
| you | are praising |
| he/she/it | is praising |
| we | are praising |
| they | are praising |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am praising her work.
- You are praising the team.
- She is praising the children.
- We are praising the effort.
- They are praising the book.
Present Perfect
| I | have praised |
| you | have praised |
| he/she/it | has praised |
| we | have praised |
| they | have praised |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have praised her work.
- You have praised the team.
- She has praised the children.
- We have praised the effort.
- They have praised the book.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been praising |
| you | have been praising |
| he/she/it | has been praising |
| we | have been praising |
| they | have been praising |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been praising her.
- You have been praising the team.
- She has been praising children.
- We have been praising efforts.
- They have been praising books.
Past Simple
| I | praised |
| you | praised |
| he/she/it | praised |
| we | praised |
| they | praised |
Examples - Past Simple
- I praised her work.
- You praised the team.
- She praised the children.
- We praised the effort.
- They praised the book.
Past Continuous
| I | was praising |
| you | were praising |
| he/she/it | was praising |
| we | were praising |
| they | were praising |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was praising her.
- You were praising the team.
- She was praising children.
- We were praising efforts.
- They were praising books.
Past Perfect
| I | had praised |
| you | had praised |
| he/she/it | had praised |
| we | had praised |
| they | had praised |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had praised her work.
- You had praised the team.
- She had praised the children.
- We had praised the effort.
- They had praised the book.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been praising |
| you | had been praising |
| he/she/it | had been praising |
| we | had been praising |
| they | had been praising |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been praising her.
- You had been praising the team.
- He had been praising children.
- We had been praising efforts.
- They had been praising books.
Future Simple
| I | will praise |
| you | will praise |
| he/she/it | will praise |
| we | will praise |
| they | will praise |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will praise her work.
- You will praise the team.
- She will praise the children.
- We will praise the effort.
- They will praise the book.
Future Continuous
| I | will be praising |
| you | will be praising |
| he/she/it | will be praising |
| we | will be praising |
| they | will be praising |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be praising her.
- You will be praising the team.
- He will be praising children.
- We will be praising efforts.
- They will be praising books.
Future Perfect
| I | will have praised |
| you | will have praised |
| he/she/it | will have praised |
| we | will have praised |
| they | will have praised |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have praised her work.
- You will have praised the team.
- She will have praised the children.
- We will have praised the effort.
- They will have praised the book.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been praising |
| you | will have been praising |
| he/she/it | will have been praising |
| we | will have been praising |
| they | will have been praising |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been praising her.
- You will have been praising the team.
- He will have been praising children.
- We will have been praising efforts.
- They will have been praising books.